Use of Compensation Orders as a main or secondary punishment by main crime/offence, 1989-1999

Table 9

Main Crime or Offence

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

Average value of compensation orders in 1999 (£)

Compensation orders as % of convictions in 1999 Per cent

All crimes and offences

9,636

9,294

8,695

8,154

7,628

7,417

7,409

7,085

6,777

6,391

5,451

248

4.3

All crimes

6,861

6,767

6,279

6,077

5,604

5,555

5,325

5,195

4,989

4,737

4,028

266

9.2

Non-sexual crimes of violence

223

209

192

172

169

155

154

210

234

237

228

588

5.5

Homicide

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Serious assault

158

147

122

116

110

110

104

136

178

182

182

671

16.0

Handling offensive weapons

13

14

18

18

13

10

12

20

20

20

17

231

0.8

Robbery

46

46

49

35

45

33

36

53

36

34

27

290

4.1

Other

6

2

3

3

1

2

2

1

-

1

2

50

1.0

Crimes of indecency

15

15

13

8

11

10

12

12

10

9

8

248

0.9

Sexual assault

8

10

9

5

5

6

7

6

5

5

7

269

5.6

Lewd and indecent behaviour

6

5

2

3

5

2

5

5

2

4

1

100

*

Other

1

-

2

-

1

2

-

1

3

-

-

-

-

Crimes of dishonesty

3,347

3,279

2,989

2,835

2,725

2,769

2,523

2,244

2,093

2,046

1,692

323

7.1

Housebreaking

634

624

557

544

490

428

372

357

268

227

212

241

7.0

Theft by opening lockfast places

428

373

366

361

385

360

336

304

280

222

198

230

11.9

Theft of motor vehicle

100

95

96

106

103

113

121

106

87

80

39

242

2.4

Shoplifting

102

118

112

123

132

128

135

149

173

196

197

53

2.6

Other theft

1,094

1,028

890

851

784

766

751

668

652

682

581

229

11.0

Fraud

730

805

729

613

622

723

606

483

477

474

329

596

16.5

Other

259

236

239

237

209

251

202

177

156

165

136

740

5.5

Fire-raising, vandalism, etc

3,197

3,190

3,018

2,977

2,609

2,507

2,534

2,655

2,598

2,405

2,062

186

50.1

Fire-raising

29

31

26

23

29

16

22

12

13

21

10

658

9.4

Vandalism

3,168

3,159

2,992

2,954

2,580

2,491

2,512

2,643

2,585

2,384

2,052

184

51.2

Other crimes

79

74

67

85

90

114

102

74

54

40

38

177

*

Cimes against public justice

78

73

65

80

82

103

93

65

46

29

25

151

0.5

Drugs

1

1

2

5

8

11

9

9

8

11

9

174

*

Other

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

350

16.0

All offences

2,775

2,527

2,416

2,077

2,024

1,862

2,084

1,890

1,788

1,654

1,423

198

1.7

Miscellaneous offences

2,712

2,462

2,264

2,029

1,982

1,804

2,036

1,853

1,758

1,619

1,387

198

4.1

Simple assault

1,396

1,234

1,135

1,026

1,083

1,135

1,250

1,267

1,258

1,143

997

221

9.2

Breach of the peace

431

427

365

382

329

343

378

377

363

347

246

114

1.7

Drunkenness

-

1

-

1

-

-

3

-

2

1

-

-

-

Other

885

800

764

620

570

326

405

209

135

128

144

185

1.7

Motor vehicle offences

63

65

152

48

42

58

48

37

30

35

36

192

*

Dangerous and careless driving

8

7

8

6

8

7

4

3

7

3

6

308

*

Drunk driving

14

9

24

9

9

9

12

14

6

11

6

78

*

Speeding

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Unlawful use of vehicle

34

36

111

24

22

40

25

20

15

20

21

78

*

Vhicle defect offences

1

2

4

5

-

-

1

-

2

-

-

-

-

Other

6

11

5

3

3

2

6

-

-

1

3

947

*

Average value of compensation orders (£)

173

160

169

169

183

199

212

220

244

245

248

Compensation orders as % of all convictions

5.6

5.3

4.9

4.6

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.5

4.6

4.3